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2024
2023-2024 UMMC Promotions and Tenure
Clinic, faculty member recognized nationally
Front and Center: Dr. Allison Strickland
Patient Story: Amanda Langford
2023
Brain pacemaker for epilepsy: first-of-its-kind epilepsy surgery in Mississippi shows success
UMMC neurosurgery care available at Hattiesburg Clinic
Care for spina bifida patients close to home at Children’s of Mississippi
Medical Center achieves top designation for stroke care
2022
Patient Story: Maggie Slusarczyk - Aneurysm
Patient Story: Morgan Richardson - Spine Tumor
2021-2022 UMMC Promotions and Tenure
Stroke program, students, faculty recognized
Facial reanimation surgery offers something to smile about
2021
Patient Story: Bradley Hamblin - Brain Tumor
Patient Story: James Irwin - Childhood Cancer
Patient Story: Judy Herrington - Stroke
Patient Story: Kathleen Keeton - Spine
Patient Story: Lee Roy Nail - Trigeminal Neuralgia
Patient Story: Patrick Kerns - Aneurysm
Patient Story: Paul Miller - Pituitary Tumor
Patient Story: Tamika Larkin-Stowers - Epilepsy
A Year Later
New Technology for Minimally Invasive Procedures
Minimally invasive procedure repairs brain aneurysms at high risk of bursting
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Joan Hou, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
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Hyung W. Kim, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
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Jennifer May M. Villacorta, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
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Matt Cliburn, NP
Inpatient Nurse Practitioner
wcliburn@umc.edu
Robert Jones, NP
Inpatient Nurse Practitioner
rljones@umc.edu
John Laymon, NP
Inpatient Nurse Practitioner
jlaymon@umc.edu
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Connie Snow
Administrative Assistant
clsnow@umc.edu
(601) 364-3304
Debra Stewart
Administrative Assistant
dstewart@umc.edu
(601) 364-3304